MIT Stories

• MITgcm News | July 29, 2016

  Reversing the Ionian

  The driving mechanisms behind the decadal reversal of the Ionian Sea upper layer circulation recently sparked a considerable discussion in the Mediterranean scientific community. A new paper by Marco Reale uses MITgcm to explore.
• Featured Stories, MIT, News | July 27, 2016

  The Third Annual Meeting of the Ozone and Climate Project

  Oceanographers, marine biogeochemists, atmospheric scientists and climatologists from across the world converged on MIT for the third annual meeting of the Ozone and Climate Project, which aims to understand the Antarctic ozone hole’s impact on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and its importance in the global picture of climate change.
• MIT, News, WHOI | July 27, 2016

  Space Rocks Reveal How Earth Got Its Oceans

  MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate student Adam Sarafian talks about his research into the origin of Earth's oceans.
• MIT Sea Grant | July 24, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant Student Explores Eelgrass – Megan Fahey

  Megan Fahey, an animal science student at the University of Vermont, is spending her summer in the field with MIT Sea Grant College Program research scientist Carolina Bastidas, doing marine research and learning more about coastal habitats.
• MIT Sea Grant | July 20, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant UROP Student Investigates Invasive Species – Christina Rossitto

  Christina Rossitto, an MIT sophomore studying biological engineering, is evaluating competition between marine invasive and native species with MIT Sea Grant for the summer.
• MIT Sea Grant | July 19, 2016

  Changing Habitats: Settlement of Non-Native Marine Species

  Nonnative species cause alteration of habitats and biodiversity with detrimental economic impacts. MIT Sea Grant College Program is exploring the abundances of these species in New England to improve our understanding of how nonnative species change ecosystem dynamics.
• MIT Sea Grant | July 17, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant Science Communication Intern – Morgan O’Hanlon

  Morgan O’Hannlon, a rising sophomore, will spend the summer with MIT Sea Grant, as a communications intern as part of the Boston University Research, Education, and Communication of Science (BURECS) program.
• MIT Sea Grant | July 17, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant Science Communication Intern – Nicole Mis

  Nicole Mis, a sophomore at Boston University, joins MIT Sea Grant for the summer as a communications intern, focusing on integrating climate science research with education, outreach and communication.
• MIT News | June 30, 2016

  Microscale marine interactions may shape critical carbon cycles

  New research finds interactions between microorganisms and marine particles may have significant effects on oceanic carbon cycling.
• MITgcm News | June 30, 2016

  Summing Up Southern Ocean Upwelling

  This month we spotlight work using MITgcm to better understand how upwelling associated with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current connects with atmospheric CO2 concentrations.
• MIT Sea Grant | June 28, 2016

  The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center is officially open

  MIT's Sea Grant collaborates to showcase New Bedford's fishing traditions and techniques
• MIT, News | June 24, 2016

  Tactical Beauty

  Underwater photographer and MIT visiting artist Keith Ellenbogen uses beauty as a call to arms, hoping his images will inspire people to protect ocean environments.
• MIT, News | June 17, 2016

  MIT Students Awarded 2016 Fulbright Grants

  Environment-focused MIT grantees will spend the 2016-2017 academic year conducting research abroad.
• MIT Sea Grant | June 15, 2016

  Ocean Acidification Research Seminar Tuesday June 28th from 12:00 to 1:30

  MIT Sea Grant invites you to our next seminar about ocean acidification.
• MIT, News | June 14, 2016

  Why This Hurricane Season is so Important to Scientists

  Determining the underlying drivers of Atlantic ocean temperatures and their effect on hurricane activity
• Featured Stories, MIT, News | June 13, 2016

  Solving the Mystery of the Antarctic’s Missing Heat

  Around the globe, ocean surface temperatures have been rising due to global warming, but the seas around Antarctica haven’t changed much. Now, researchers may have discovered why.
• Featured Stories, MIT, News | June 11, 2016

  The Value of Community Engagement with Climate Science

  Climate change is arguably one of the biggest challenges that humanity will ever face, and so outreach by climate scientists is a large step towards developing an informed society equipped to address it.
• MIT, MIT News | June 9, 2016

  Willem Malkus, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 92

  Longtime MIT professor and pioneer in fluid dynamics made fundamental contributions to applied mathematics.
• MIT - The Darwin Project, News | June 6, 2016

  Digital Ocean

  Modeling the diverse world of phytoplankton opens up a predictive view of our own. MIT’s Spectrum Magazine spotlight’s the Darwin Project.
• MIT Sea Grant, News | June 5, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant celebrates World Ocean Day at the New England Aquarium

  MIT Sea Grant outreach generates interest in the field of marine technology by making its research both fun and accessible.